Acknowledgements

The Trust seeks to benefit agriculture in East Anglia by:

• Helping young people to achieve their goals through education and work • opportunities,• Funding research in technical developments,• Educating the public in food production,• Promoting a deeper understanding of environmental and wildlife issues.

A measure of the difference the Trust’s grants make to individuals and research bodies is shown by the thank-you letters we receive from grateful recipients. Although the Trust rarely funds training or a project in its entirety, the impetus given by its grants is shown in the following extracts from a selection of the many acknowledgements the Trust receives:

“I would like to express how grateful I am for your generosity and support throughout my studies. It simply wouldn’t have been possible to achieve my life-long ambition to become a vet without your help, and I can’t thank you enough for your continued support.”Amy P

Characterisation of a novel regulator in priming of plant defence against fungal and oomycete pathogens. “Thank you for the award of £2500 per year for two years to help support this Project. We are grateful to the trustees for their valued contribution towards this work.”Professor john Lucas, Rothamsted Research

“I would like to thank the Felix Cobbold Trustees for the continuation of the funding for the Professional Development Training; I am sure this will be greatly appreciated by the trainees.”Ron Stobart, The Arable Group

“It is with very great pleasure that I write to thank the Felix Cobbold Trust for their very generous donation of £3200 to the Worshipful Company of Farmers for the benefit of LH. It is important that we have a highly educated workforce to keep our country at the forefront of agriculture worldwide.”Jeremy C

“I would like to thank the Cobbold Trust for your continued support over the past 4 years, they have really flown by, and I honestly cannot think how I would have survived financially without your assistance. Receiving this grant from Cobbold has enabled me to concentrate on my studies rather than constantly worrying about money.”Robert H

“The Current Status of Soil and Water Management in England” “Members of the Group and of RASE are very grateful to the Felix Cobbold Trust for financially supporting this first report.”Sir Don Curry, RASE “Practice with Science” Group